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Analysis of legislation on prevention of violence against children in Central Asia

(Анализ законодательства по предотвращению насилия против детей в Центральной Азии) This Factsheet outlines current safeguards in the legislation of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for the prevention of violence against children in detention, identifies gaps and makes recommendations for improvement. This paper has been produced under the project Humanisation of the criminal justice systems of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan through establishing […]

Languages: English, Russian

Briefing

The use and practice of imprisonment: current trends and future challenges

Updated May 2014! First presented in April 2013 to the 22nd Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna and updated for the Crime Commission in May 2014, this discussion paper The Use and Practice of Imprisonment: Current Trends and Future Challenges looks at current trends in prison populations, the use of new […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Is a prison sentence always the solution?

A short animated film from PRI, looking at the damaging impact of the unnecessary use of imprisonment around the world and making the case for greater use of non-custodial measures. Other languages: Español, French, Русский, العربية, ქართული, Հայերեն

Languages: English

Briefing

Fighting for clients’ lives: the impact of the death penalty on defence lawyers

How are lawyers affected by defending death penalty cases, where failure means execution? And how do they respond when their clients are killed? This briefing paper, written by Susannah Sheffer and drawing on her book Fighting for their lives, showcases the voices of the lawyers themselves to demonstrate the profound and long-lasting impacts that the […]

Languages: Arabic, English, Russian

External Resource

Death penalty: key external resources

For a selection of recommended international resources on the abolition of the death penalty and humane alternative sanctions, see below. International Commission against the Death Penalty, How states abolish the death penalty, 2013 Amnesty International, Death sentences and executions, 2013 International Commission against the Death Penalty, The death penalty and the “most serious crimes”: A […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

If prison doesn’t work, what does? PRI 25th anniversary debate

To celebrate PRI’s 25th anniversary, on 25 April 2014 PRI welcomed Vicky Pryce, author of Prisonomics inspired by her own experience serving time in the British penal system, Olawale Fapohunda, Attorney General of Ekiti state, Nigeria, and Rob Allen, criminal justice expert and PRI associate to dicuss ‘If prison doesn’t work, what does?’. Watch a […]

Languages: English

Report

Death penalty: public opinion survey on the abolition of the death penalty in Tajikistan

Over 2,000 people were interviewed for this survey on the death penalty in in four districts of Tajikistan. The survey was carried out by the NGO, Nota Bene, in 2013, funded by a small grants programme run as part of PRI’s EU-funded programme on the progressive abolition of the death penalty. Key findings include that […]

Languages: English, Russian

Briefing

Alternatives to imprisonment in the legislation of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

(Альтернативы лишению свободы в законодательстве Казахстана, Кыргызстана и Таджикистана)  This Factsheet outlines the alternatives to imprisonment at pre-trial and sentencing stages envisaged in the legislation of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and makes a number of recommendations for reform, in particular measures to introduce probation services. This paper has been produced under the project Humanisation of […]

Languages: English, Russian